Sector Performance, Rotation, Leaders & Laggards – 1 Month ending Oct 26, 2026

Lookback Period: 1 Month
2-Year Yield: -0.22 bp   
10-Year Yield: -0.22 bp   
S&P 500: -1.0% (7,704 → 7,624)

1. Current Sector Performance

GICS Sector Avg Return % Median Return % # stocks Avg Vol % Avg MaxDD %
Energy 8.68 8.86 21 29.26 -4.31
Utilities 8.21 9.35 31 23.04 -3.46
Consumer Staples 7.95 8.25 33 27.88 -4.13
Health Care 6.43 6.65 60 28.57 -5.00
Consumer Discretionary 3.86 4.83 47 31.95 -6.19
Financials 3.47 3.21 76 24.48 -5.13
Real Estate 3.29 3.28 30 26.18 -5.17
Materials 2.23 4.56 24 23.97 -6.22
Industrials 1.44 3.04 83 29.10 -7.43
Information Technology -2.39 -0.86 75 48.40 -15.29
Communication Services -3.90 -4.85 22 36.28 -9.42

2. Prior Sector Performance

GICS Sector Avg Return % Median Return % # stocks Avg Vol % Avg MaxDD %
Information Technology 5.21 4.50 75 50.87 -11.58
Energy -1.59 -2.98 21 30.17 -9.56
Health Care -1.60 -3.45 60 27.55 -8.92
Communication Services -4.33 -6.16 22 33.05 -10.27
Industrials -6.11 -6.59 83 27.30 -10.16
Financials -7.34 -7.28 76 25.07 -9.98
Materials -7.34 -7.53 24 27.46 -10.72
Utilities -8.22 -7.26 31 20.40 -9.92
Consumer Staples -8.30 -7.81 33 24.21 -10.05
Real Estate -8.47 -8.00 30 19.26 -9.27
Consumer Discretionary -9.93 -9.55 47 29.61 -12.58

3. Sector Rotation (Current vs Prior)

GICS Sector Current Avg Return % Prior Avg Return % Δ Return % # stocks
Utilities 8.21 -8.22 16.43 31
Consumer Staples 7.95 -8.30 16.25 33
Consumer Discretionary 3.86 -9.93 13.79 47
Real Estate 3.29 -8.47 11.76 30
Financials 3.47 -7.34 10.81 76
Energy 8.68 -1.59 10.27 21
Materials 2.23 -7.34 9.57 24
Health Care 6.43 -1.60 8.03 60
Industrials 1.44 -6.11 7.55 83
Communication Services -3.90 -4.33 0.43 22
Information Technology -2.39 5.21 -7.60 75

4. Leaders – Top 5 Stocks by Sector

Communication Services

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
OMC Omnicom Group 10.68 -3.31
NWSA News Corp (Class A) 8.09 -1.99
NWS News Corp (Class B) 7.00 -2.45
DIS Walt Disney Company (The) 6.59 -4.54
FOXA Fox Corporation (Class A) 4.32 -2.84

Consumer Discretionary

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
HAS Hasbro 35.28 -1.98
CCL Carnival Corporation 19.83 -4.36
RCL Royal Caribbean Group 15.69 -5.01
ULTA Ulta Beauty 13.79 -2.89
ABNB Airbnb 13.62 -2.79

Consumer Staples

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
STZ Constellation Brands 21.43 -0.80
CASY Casey’s 16.77 -2.02
EL Estée Lauder Companies (The) 13.95 -5.63
KR Kroger 13.32 -3.92
KMB Kimberly-Clark 13.30 -4.70

Energy

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
APA APA Corporation 19.42 -2.81
MPC Marathon Petroleum 16.95 -5.71
COP ConocoPhillips 16.59 -1.69
EOG EOG Resources 14.89 -2.04
CVX Chevron Corporation 13.40 -1.22

Financials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
CBOE Cboe Global Markets 27.23 -3.92
FDS FactSet 22.15 -4.80
BRO Brown & Brown 20.95 -3.01
AJG Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. 18.01 -2.46
MRSH Marsh McLennan 16.89 -1.22

Health Care

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
VEEV Veeva Systems 17.54 -4.25
CRL Charles River Laboratories 17.30 -4.11
CI Cigna 15.61 -2.83
ZTS Zoetis 15.31 -3.26
MCK McKesson 15.12 -2.85

Industrials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
EFX Equifax 22.55 -7.34
ALLE Allegion 17.38 -4.84
PAYX Paychex 16.19 -2.83
VRSK Verisk Analytics 16.15 -3.66
ADP Automatic Data Processing 15.60 -2.38

Information Technology

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
ACN Accenture 41.69 -8.90
PTC PTC Inc. 41.04 -1.67
IT Gartner 28.42 -4.15
INTU Intuit 24.49 -3.24
CTSH Cognizant 23.39 -6.26

Materials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
BALL Ball Corporation 14.30 -1.93
DOW Dow Inc. 14.18 -2.60
LYB LyondellBasell 10.42 -1.54
IFF International Flavors & Fragrances 9.67 -3.85
AMCR Amcor 9.52 -3.58

Real Estate

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
CCI Crown Castle 27.12 -4.39
CSGP CoStar Group 21.75 -4.32
AMT American Tower 14.20 -4.12
HST Host Hotels & Resorts 12.30 -1.47
SBAC SBA Communications 11.21 -7.30

Utilities

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
PNW Pinnacle West Capital 16.25 -2.18
ED Consolidated Edison 12.69 -2.29
XEL Xcel Energy 12.21 -1.53
SO Southern Company 12.06 -2.09
CNP CenterPoint Energy 11.54 -2.44

5. Laggards – Bottom 5 Stocks by Sector

Communication Services

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
SKYD Skydance -23.67 -34.17
META Meta Platforms -17.36 -15.72
T AT&T -16.83 -16.60
APP AppLovin -16.71 -16.25
TMUS T-Mobile US -11.38 -14.46

Consumer Discretionary

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
MGM MGM Resorts -16.71 -13.87
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill -14.03 -15.79
CVNA Carvana -9.93 -11.14
WYNN Wynn Resorts -9.30 -10.34
F Ford Motor Company -7.94 -8.73

Consumer Staples

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
BG Bunge Global -6.34 -6.26
TGT Target Corporation -2.17 -4.74
ADM Archer Daniels Midland -2.13 -5.12
GIS General Mills 0.61 -6.36
HSY Hershey Company (The) 1.65 -5.27

Energy

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
BKR Baker Hughes -2.50 -7.28
TPL Texas Pacific Land Corporation 0.00 -9.61
WMB Williams Companies 1.59 -7.17
SLB Schlumberger 3.17 -6.95
DVN Devon Energy 5.09 -3.42

Financials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
HOOD Robinhood Markets -21.31 -20.38
COIN Coinbase -17.45 -15.71
IBKR Interactive Brokers -10.62 -11.37
BAC Bank of America -9.76 -11.13
SCHW Charles Schwab Corporation -8.96 -9.61

Health Care

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
DXCM Dexcom -10.90 -11.14
INCY Incyte -7.02 -12.98
SOLV Solventum -3.59 -5.01
JNJ Johnson & Johnson -2.54 -8.58
MRK Merck & Co. -1.83 -6.52

Industrials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
FIX Comfort Systems USA -29.36 -36.14
BE Bloom Energy -27.51 -34.65
VRT Vertiv -20.78 -23.38
HWM Howmet Aerospace -18.95 -20.03
ETN Eaton Corporation -16.79 -17.74

Information Technology

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
FLEX Flex Ltd. -31.90 -36.93
INTC Intel -31.74 -30.50
STX Seagate Technology -30.40 -33.32
SNDK Sandisk -29.40 -30.75
COHR Coherent Corp. -27.98 -38.58

Materials

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
MOS Mosaic Company (The) -24.69 -24.95
ALB Albemarle Corporation -13.47 -15.67
NEM Newmont -10.25 -10.34
FCX Freeport-McMoRan -9.38 -12.16
SW Smurfit Westrock -9.02 -12.20

Real Estate

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
ARE Alexandria Real Estate Equities -13.49 -17.40
CBRE CBRE Group -9.69 -9.00
EQIX Equinix -7.71 -9.05
PLD Prologis -5.51 -7.08
DLR Digital Realty -4.77 -7.42

Utilities

Symbol Security Total Return % Max Drawdown %
NRG NRG Energy -5.66 -15.01
CEG Constellation Energy -3.12 -15.63
AES AES Corporation 1.01 -0.27
VST Vistra Corp. 1.61 -15.93
PCG PG&E Corporation 2.94 -5.25
Data as of latest market close. Returns are total returns over the stated lookback period.
Generated from S&P 500 constituents + FRED yields.
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